Augmented reality (AR) offers a new way of seeing and interacting with the learner’s natural environment. Augmented reality describes the addition of a computer assisted contextual layer of information to the physical world, thereby creating an enhanced experience. Augmented reality used to require specialized equipment, none of which was widely accessible or easily portable. Today’s applications and mobile devices allow digital information to be overlaid anywhere, anytime, at low cost. This opens the door for creative educational scenarios. For this project, we used the free web application Metaverse to create interactive overlays.

Infographics display information in engaging and interactive formats that allow audiences to manipulate and explore data. They may help grab people’s attention based on color and design and make data easier to process. Tableau (public) is a combination of a downloadable app available for Windows and Mac and a web-based display platform for  interactive data visualizations. Tableau Public may be used free of charge for the open access display data charts and dashboards – for restricted use the paid license is required. The tableau platform provides an extensive library of data visualizations that have been created by other users. Tableau offers a wide variety of options including pie, bar and bubble charts, maps, heat maps and scatter plots that can be combined into interactive dashboards that allow users to drill down into charts and compare different data points with ease. See our data visualization update to access, use, download and adapt the Tableau charts created for this project.